Laughables

[WitchQueen]

The time is early morning. King Ahmed has been awakened by the birds who are happily singing with the approach of the dawn of a new day. Ahmed decides to call Ishtar and tell her it is time to get dressed they are going to the Palace of the Concubines. Ishtar gets out of the bed and begins to dress herself as nicely as she can. She puts on her makeup carefully and combs her hair. Then she puts on her headscarf. After that she makes the bed. Her clothing are an olive green which looks nice with her reddish brown hair.
Ishtar checks the room to make sure everything is in place and then she proceeds to go downstairs. She goes directly to the kitchen and prepares breakfast for herself and Ahmed. They will be having a pasty cereal with fruit. And they do have coffee here besides the tea.

King Ahmed has left his room for Neeta to straighten up. It has been that way for a long time now. They have a Chinese come in to do the clothes. His name is Santini. He is a Muslim Chinese and his wife is Arabic.

King Ahmed comes downstairs and he is followed by Tartufe. King Ahmed lets the kitten outside which is his daily routine. Nadia puts the cat's food in his dish by the sink and changes his water.

King Ahmed and Ishtar are having their breakfast in the dining room so that they can talk privately. Ahmed explains to Ishtar that it is time for her to meet with his Concubines. He goes onto say that Ibraham's mother, Munna is sick at this time. She is not expected to live and she wishes to go back to Quetta and see her people. Ibraham can make the journey with her but he is expected to return to Xanthia.

Ishtar and Ahmed chat a little more and then Ishtar clears the table. "Ishtar, it is time for us to go. Always make sure you have your phone with you and the numbers." So now they depart the Palace and go down the stone stairs to the wagon. King Ahmed rides his horse Pegasus along side of the wagon. They travel down the road that has been cut out of the mountain. It is shady along the way. At the base they travel along side of the field on the back side of the Mosque. Their journey takes them throught the village of Najat until they reach the Palace of the Concubines which is located on the far side of Najat.

The wagon is pulled over in front of the Palace of the Concubines. King Ahmed helps Ishtar down from the wagon. She is a pretty woman. The two of them go into this Palace together. There are servants in this Palace and one of them opens the door for King Ahmed and Ishtar. They are in the entranceway with a polished floor and a Persian rug. King Ahmed tells Ishtar people make them in the city. Across from the front door there is a vast sitting room where the women of King Ahmed wait. There are children with the woman.. The children are sitting on the floor. King Ahmed and Ishtar go into the room. The King introduces Ishtar and explains that she is to be his wife at the end of the month after his trip to Kruata. King Ahmed brings up Munna and asks how she is doing. Sereta explains she is not doing well and she wished to return to Quetta so that she may see her family again. King Ahmed tells them this will be arranged. All of the Concubines are then introduced to Ishtar. King explains that all of them are mortals still and have not been wakened from the sleep of death.

Now is the time for King Ahmed to greet his children. They come up to him one at a time. King Ahmed shows all of the children to Ishtar and she greets them warmly. Abdul has powers like Ibraham althought he is young and inexperienced about this. Sometimes Ibraham studies with Abdul. Abdul's mother, Marini is not happy about the Witch becoming the King's wife even though all of this was explained about in the agreement before they were to come to Xanthia. The Concubines from Quetta were not forced to come. They came in exchange for life in the Palace. Their children would be royalty. They would always be taken care of and they would have gold and jewels as well as beautiful clothes. Their clothes were colorful and more exotic than Ishtar's.

After King Ahmed greets all of the children he again speaks to the Concubines and asks that they understand they must cooperate with Ishtar and he speaks to the children and explains his wishes are that they respect Ishtar.

After their visit at the Palace of the Concubines, King Ahmed and Ishtar return to the Fortress and the Palace. Once back inside of the Palace King Ahmed tells Ishtar he wants to measure her for a ring. He gets a piece of paper and cuts out a ring of paper for a measurement. "This will help me get the proper size ring for you Ishtar." "Thank you King Ahmed, I am really excited about the wedding".

"Ishtar it is time for me to leave. I must check the training camps and decide which men I want to go with me to Kruata. If there is anything you need, Cassem most likely will be able to help you." With that King Ahmed looks straight at Ishtar and secretly hopes she will be brave and help him with his people. Her eyes are dark brown and calm.

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[razrif]

I'll take two office jobs
for me and the monkey please.

[WitchQueen]

Chief Maboto is taking some of his people to another village. When it comes time for a man of the village to chose a wife some of the men travel to one of the other villages and chose from one of the young women there. Throughout the Rain Forest there are about ten other villages. Each one of them has their own chief.

Ibraham, the chief's son Couto and a few of the other young boys have been invited to make the journey along with the men. Ibraham leaves his horse behind at the village. As the men travel through the jungle, the monkeys in the trees above make a terrible racket at the intrusion. The monkeys always do this when any of the men approach. Although there is one of the chimps which is friendly and he comes down from the trees hoping for some of the fruit the men bring along with them.

Chief Maboto and his men will be traveling to all of the villages to warn his people of the emenent danger of the Druids. Chief Maboto is also the High Priest of the Watanis and he is highly respected by his people.

The journey is twofold in that two wives will be chosen for two of the Chief's men and also council meeting about the possiblity of the Druids coming up with away to invade Xanthia. The journey will take two days and then upon return to Chief Maboto's camp, Ibrahm will return to the Fortress and check in with his father, King Ahmed.

King Ahmed has now decided it is time for him to travel to the city of Masra which is located at the base of the Acgar Mountain Range. Many of the mines are located in this particular mountain range. Masra is known as a clearing place for the gold, silver and gems much of the jewelry is made in Masra. That is except for the jewelry which the Watanis make. Wantanis jewelry is very coveted because of the intricacy of how their jewelry is made. This is why sometimes some of the men dare to try and enter the Rain Forest in search of treasure. Even though they have been warned not to do this.

King Ahmed takes Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif with him on this trip. After a time of approximately one and a half hours the men arrive at Masra. They decide to find a place where they can have some food and discuss the upcoming trip to Kruata. Razrif does not want to go due to the fact that he gets seasick. King Ahmed is very disappointed about this as Razrif is one of his top men. He asks Razrif if he would rather work in the office at the training camp? Razrif tells the King he will think about it for now. After their meal the men decide to go to the nearby pistol range and practice for awhile. Tonight King Ahmed will be having a meeting with some of his men but for now he has decided to chose a ring for Ishtar.

The four men ask directions to the Jewelry Shop which is not too far from where they are. Word has gone out that the King is in Masra and the people are happy to see him. One of the newspaper reporters asks the King some questions about the wedding and also his upcoming trip to Kruata. The news artist is also with the reporter and he is doing a fast sketch of the four men. After the interview the men leave for the Jewelry Shop to pick out a ring for Ishtar.

King Ahmed, Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif mount their horses and make a slow ride to the Jewelry Shop which is several blocks away. Now they are there. The men dismount and enter the shop. The owner, Hassem welcomes King Ahmed and asks what he can do for him. King Ahmed explains he wishes to buy a wedding ring for Ishtar. Hassem brings out some gold bands and King Ahmed brings out the paper sized with Ishtar's finger. This works out very well and Hassem displays several rings for the King. Ahmed choses a ring of a gold band with three diamonds across the front. He also choses a gold band for himself and hopes that Ishtar likes his choices. Ahmed pays Hassem and thanks him for his personal assistance. Ahmed then put the rings in his pocket and

Now it is time for the journey to the nearby training camp of Masra.

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[WitchQueen]

King Ahmed, Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif set off for the training camp north of Masra. This camp is a large camp. Upon arrival Ahmed calls for a meeting in the center court. He explains to the men about the probable attack of the Druids. He also tells the men he will have to take some of them to the planet of Carpathia as the Druids will probably want to gain control of that planet too. It will also be necessary to send some men to Quetta as they are also very vulnerable. King Ahmed explains to the men that he suspects that the Druids have built a spaceship which could enable some of them to travel to the Dark Solar System and try to free Bruckos.(That may not be quite right.) As well as the other four evil Druids imprisoned there. There are also about twenty five other criminals locked in there but they are not Druids. They are just nasty.

King Ahmed asks for some volunteers to go to Quetta. They are to take their weapons with them which is not the normal routine. King Ahmed has decided to let Pharess in charge of the volunteers.

King Ahmed decides to call Cassem and tell him that he will be staying at Masra for the night. He tells Cassem to explain to Ishtar where he is.

Ahmed decides it is best he spends the night with his men. Some of the men are to go to the city of Constantine and explain what is going on to them.

Oman is divided into five provinces. Most of the people are Arabs but some of them are Afghanis. Most of the Afghanis live in the province of Acabar where the city of Addas is located. Chinatown is located in the city of Kimbala. There are not too many Chinese on Xanthia.

(I shall fill in some more information about Xanthia. The sun of Xanthia is a white hot celestial object and it projects heat like that of the sun of the Earth's Solar System.)

King Ahmed and the men are up through most of the night making plans. The King has now sent out patrols to all of the provinces and villages with information about the probabal attack.

Around two o'clock King Ahmed, Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif depart for their journey back to the training camp in Najat. The men are tired and they travel along slowly.

Ibraham is having a nice time with the Watanis and he is really enjoying the journey through the Rain Forest. He has been warned to watch out for any of the Black Panthers although they usually stay clear of men. They have been following the path along the river and sometimes they see the Pygmy Hippopotamus in the water. The Crockodiles are further to the south. Most of the large animals are located on the continent of Kruata which we shall see when King Ahmed traavels there. Actually there are fifteen Watani village throughout the Rain Forest. Ibraham carries his pistol with him. King Ahmed has told his son to do this.

Ishtar spent the late afternoon in the attic room examining the various bottles which contain substances she does not know. She has been looking up everything she can to see what use they have. It is now around seven'o clock and thus far she has made a shelf full of sleeping potions. She has also dicovered that the Susha plant is very poisonous. She decides to quit for now and she goes down the stairs to check on Tartufe. She lets the kitten outside and she takes the food that Nadia has left for her and has her meal in the dining room. Cassem has come into the Palace and he speaks with Ishtar and tells her the King Ahmed will be staying at the training camp overnight either Masra or Najat. He will call her in the morning. Ishtar thanks Cassem for the information and he tells her since she is at the Palace and safe he would like to go into Najat. Ishtar tells him she will be fine and he should enjoy his trip.

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[WitchQueen]

I have decided to try to put Adonis in the story again. This time he will be in charge of the Theatres on the continent of Oman. His name is Adonis the Magnificent and he will be an actor as well as the curator? of the theatres. After all there must be some fun things to do since Xanthia is considered to be Paradise. I'll work this out the best I can. Adonis can continue to be a god if he wishes. So he says.

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[WitchQueen]

King Ahmed, Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif finally have sight of the Fortress as they travel the road to Najat. The men are tired and looking forward to catching some sleep. The training camp is just ahead and they check in at the gate. King Ahmed tells the men to catch about two hours sleep and then they will be up with the men of the camp. King Ahmed has a room of his own which also has an office in the front. Ahmed keeps some extra clothing at the camp. Omar greets him and they go inside to the office. King Ahmed tells Omar that they will have to send out patrols to bring in the Nomads who live on the Black Sand Desert. They are very vulnerable out there by themselves. The short wave radio is located in the King's office. The radios are located at all of the training camps, on all of the ships and there is one in the office at the Palace. The Rain Forest covers the southern part of Oman, then the main area populated is located at the base of the mountain range. This is where the large cities are located. Then near the Equator is the Black Sand Desert and to the north is the Black Sand Sea. On the far shore of the sea it is more temperate and different kinds of forests exist. The trees here are used for lumber. There are logging camps located up there. They also have short wave radios. These men and the Nomads must be called into the populated areas. All of this is to be arranged today.

Omar and King Ahmed make all of the arrangements for this and Omar contacts the men up north via the radio and tells them to come in as soon as they can. The Nomads do not have a radio but they do have cell phones so Omar will assign one of the men to contact them and have them come in for the sake of safety.

After their meeting King Ahmed tries to get some sleep. While he is lying down he calls Ishtar who is probably sleeping. Her phone rings and she answers it. "Ishtar, this is Ahmed. How was your day?" "My day was good Ahmed. I spent time in the attic room making sleeping potions and studying the poison Susha plant. Everything is well here and I know you have responsibilities. Still I miss you presence when you are gone. I like to help you so just let me know what I can do. I will always try to do as you ask."

"Ishtar you are doing very well considering you have not been here for too long a time. I like you to practice your powers until you can do them with littly effort. For now I will go. I have to try to get some sleep. Good night."

Morning came quickly and it was time for Ahmed and his men to arise. Razrif was in charge of contacting the Nomads and the logging men. He decided to travel to Kruata after all and suspects he will just be sick on the ship. He hopes not but King Ahmed wishes him to make the journey with him, Pharess and Freemocy. So this is settled.

Ishtar is now awake and she rises and decides what she will wear this day. She decides on her black clothing with the white head scarf. She dresses and makes her bed. Tidys the room and puts on her makeup. Tartufe has been in the room. He is waiting to go outside. Down the stairs they go. Ishtar goes to the kitchen and lets the kitten outside. Them she prepares her breakfant and coffee. She sits in the dining room and considers what to do that day while she is having her breakfast. She thinks it is best that she works in the attic room and tries to prepare some of the medicines she has read about in one of the books. All of the jars are labeled and she has read that she can get additional ingredients from the Watanis. Ishtar decides to make a list. This will keep her busy for most of the day.


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[WitchQueen]

Argos is the planet where the Druids are confined. The planet is very dark and dismal. There is a dark cloud cover that surrounds the planet. This causes the food to be terrible tasting. Most of the food is similar to mushroom like substances.

The only weapons the Druids have are swords. They do not have gunpowder or explosives. They do have a castle though which is suppose to belong to Bruckos. They do not have any portholes on Argos.

The Druids have managed to build a spaceship capable of holding fifty men. The spaceship is operated by a generator not a combustible fuel. The plan of the Druids is to investigate the Dark Solar System and find a way inside. They do have some ancient books about the Dark Solar System and they know there is a large porthole hidden in the labrinth that surrounds the Dark Planet.

The only hope they have is to find the entrance on the outside of the Solar System.

The food for the prisoners is grown inside of the Dark Planet. The food is grown with artificial lights. Sometimes there is a change of the guards and they are relived by other guards so that they can go to Quetta where they live. Even thought they are Xanthians the guards live on the planet Quetta because it is closer.

The plan of the Druids is to make their way to Quetta and the Carpathian Planets to gain control of them. The Druids hate the Dragons on Carpathia and wish to destroy them. It is the fire of the Dragons that they fear.

(I have decided that Xanthian Solar System is located in the constellation of Dracos which means the Dragon. The sun of Xanthia is the star called Aria. Maybe it is Aria. I forgot what I called the star. Well we can look it up at a later time. This means it is not located in the constellation of Saggatarius which would be too close to the Earth.)

King Ahmed has decided that he must go to the cave behind the waterfall in the Rain Forest and see what he can find out about Argos. He is aware of the spaceship althought the Druids have yet to test it. The Druids fight with swords but their main objective is to viciously bite at the throat and kill the spirit as well as the body. King Ahmed knows that he still has some time and he is trying to make the best of it.

Quetta is a little wild of a place but it is also pleasant and very vulnerable to an attack of the Druids.

King Ahmed Decides to leave for the Rain Forest and he asks Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif to go with him. The men have been praciticing manuvers all day and it is now six o'clock. The men decide to depart. They travel throught the Rain Forest to the river and King Ahmed showns them the hidden stone staircase that leds to the cave behind the waterfall. King Ahmed shows them where the porthole is. He explains that this porthole is a secret on and should be kept that way and only used for emergency use. Then the King explains the monitor and shows the men how it works. He can bring someone to Xanthia by programing the monitor. King Ahmed focuses on Argos and shows the men the Druids. He explains that they can make themselves look some what like men but with the monitor they are able to see the Druids in their natural state.

Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif are taken aback with the Druids. King Ahmed tells the three of them that the Druids do not have any revolvers or pistols or gunpowder. Just swords but he goes on to explain that the Druids are vicious and wish to draw blood.

King Ahmed tells them that his main objective will be to keep the Druids away from Xanthia. He has prepared defenses and is hoping for the best. After our trip to Kruata we will have to travel to Carpathia and leave some of the men there. Pharess, Freemocy and Razrif tell the King they are ready to help him.

All the while the men have traveled throught the Rain Forest the Watanis have been aware of their presence. They have reported back to Chief Maboto and he tells Ibraham where his father is. Ibraham knows where the waterfall is and he and some of the other boys walk along with Ibraham's horse following. Ibraham wants to surprise his father. After a short while the boys reach the waterfall and Ibraham climbs the stairs to the cave to join the men. He waves to the other boys that his father is there so with that the other boys leave.

King Ahmed is happy to see his son. Ibraham greets the other men and King Ahmed explains a bit more about the Druids.

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